Don’t Lose Heart . . . Don’t Lose Sight (John 4:43-54; Luke 4:14-30; Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:15; 6:1-5)

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The episode explores a father's desperate plea for healing and the faith that leads to his son's recovery, as illustrated in the Gospel of John.

Share a comment A powerful man with a dying child walks up to a traveling rabbi and begs for help and Jesus responds with five words that still challenge our need for control: “Go. Your son will live.” We trace the story in John 4 and slow down to see what’s really happening: a father’s desperation, a flawed assumption that Jesus must “show up” to act, and a moment of faith that becomes faith in motion. The healing lands with precision, confirmed by the servants’ timeline, and it doesn’t just...

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Host: Stephen Davey

Topics covered

• faith
• healing
• desperation
• control
• spiritual journey

Keywords

• faith
• healing
• Jesus
• desperation
• control
• Gospel
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: John 4, Luke 4, Matthew 4, Mark 1, Mark 6

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